Pittsburgh Steelers · RB · 6 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Central Michigan (2023 Round 7, Pick 235)

Lew Nichols

Downfield Score v7.0 withheldNeeds 25 designed runs; 2 recorded. The score is withheld until Lew Nichols reaches the minimum.
Carries & share
21.7% team carries
Rushing yards
63.00 YPC
Rushing TD
01.0 rush yds/G
Receiving
0/0 · 0 yds0 rec TD · 4% snaps
EPA per opportunity
−0.2212 opportunities · What is EPA?
Success rate
50.0%Play-by-play positive EPA

Downfield Score v7.0 breakdown

Each component is shrunk toward the 2026 positional mean before percentile ranking across 65 qualified RBs. Read score check & methodology · What Raw and Shrunk mean

Carry share25% weight · Raw 1.7% → Shrunk n/a
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Target share15% weight · Raw 0.0% → Shrunk n/a
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Rushing yards per game, regressed20% weight · Raw 3.00 → Shrunk n/a
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Receiving yards per game, regressed11% weight · Raw n/a → Shrunk n/a
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Opponent-adjusted receiving EPA per game7% weight · Raw n/a → Shrunk n/a
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Early-down opponent-adjusted rushing EPA per game5% weight · Raw −0.226 → Shrunk n/a
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Offensive snaps per game, regressed4% weight · Raw 0.05 → Shrunk n/a
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Positive-EPA run rate, regressed5% weight · Raw 50.0% → Shrunk n/a
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10+ yard run rate, regressed5% weight · Raw 0.0% → Shrunk n/a
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Yards / run, regressed3% weight · Raw 3.00 → Shrunk n/a
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2026 game log

Every 2026 regular-season game line for Lew Nichols. Click any game to open its drive-by-drive chart and box score.

WeekDateMatchupResultCarriesRush ydsRush TDRec/TgtRec ydsRec TD
Week 3Sep 27, 2026vs CINW 30-271000/000
Week 4Oct 1, 2026@ CLEL 24-270000/000
Week 5Oct 11, 2026vs INDW 34-221600/000
Week 6Oct 18, 2026@ TBW 26-190000/000
Week 7Oct 25, 2026@ NOW 16-100000/000
Week 8Nov 1, 2026vs CLEW 27-60000/000

College to the NFL: Central Michigan to Pittsburgh Steelers

Verified identity bridge linking Lew Nichols's college regular-season yards at Central Michigan to official NFL game lines.

Central Michigan (College yards)

892019
5082020
1,7102021
6012022
235235th pick
2023 Draft

PIT (NFL yards)

02025
62026 *

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Career NFL seasons

Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 2 seasons.

SeasonClubGCarriesRush ydsRush TDRec/TgtRec ydsRec TD
2025PIT10000/000
2026 (so far)PIT62600/000

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